The Richland Royals (North Richland Hills, TX) basketball were winner over the host Newman Smith Trojans (Carrollton, TX), 71-53 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Royals now possess a 4-3 record. They play next when they travel to Celina for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 3. Richland will play a Bobcats team coming off a 76-71 non-league win over Berkner (Richardson, TX). The Bobcats record now stands at 8-5.

With the loss, Newman Smith falls to 1-5 on the campaign. The Trojans host Little Elm (Little Elm, TX) to play the Lobos in a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 3. The Lobos go into the bout with a record of 8-1. Little Elm won 56-47 in their recent non-league bout against Mansfield Summit (Arlington, TX)